Table 2.

Correlation of nuclear factor-κB RelA and level of target genes (mean ± SD)

	Nuclear factor-κB		P
	- (n = 66)	+ (n = 49)
IL-6 (pg/mL)	8.1 ± 8.6	11.8 ± 10.7	0.044
VEGF (pg/mL)	117.2 ± 154.2	178.9 ± 202.7	0.066
SAA (mg/mL)	8.1 ± 20.3	14.5 ± 16.3	0.072
CRP (mg/mL)	0.1 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.4	0.010

IL-6: Interleukin-6; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; SAA: Serum amyloid A; CRP: C reactive protein.